Re: Bent Wheels

[Chris Woodward <cwoodwar@bellsouth.net>]

Chuck-

In addition to what Fred has said, you might want to know that out of round
wheels have a tendancy to leak.  Keep an eye on them!

Chris

Fred Munro wrote:

> Chuck;
>
>     With the measurements you have quoted, I wouldn't call your wheels
> "bent"; "out-of-round" is probably a more accurate description. The possible
> ramification of using them as-is would be a wheel-induced vibration which
> you couldn't balance out. If the vibration is bad enough to affect tire and
> bearing life, it will be bad enough to make the car unpleasant to drive
>  for someone with a qlisters' highly refined senses :o)
>     One of my winter alloys has an out-of round condition similar to your
> "heavy" wheel and it runs fine, although it keeps tossing off it's balance
> weight - hmmmm.
>
> HTH
>
> Fred Munro
> '91 200q  256k km